what is the truck in Jeepers Creepers the movie?

Factual Questions
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I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of truck is in Jeepers Creepers all day, can anyone give me a hand?

2

Damn man…this is tough. Sorry…Im sure you were hoping this was an answer…haha.

3

Here’s a link to a photo from the movie:

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0263488/J-36.jpg

The license plate (not shown) is: BEATNGU

4

Rent the DVD. On it, there’s a documentary wherein they show the construction of the truck. It’s not any one make or model, as I recall, but pieces of many vehicles welded together.

5

I guess that would explain why after hours of searching I found…NOTHING! Though some of the 40s era dodges look similar.

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I was thinking that it might be mostly dodge power wagon, as that is the biggest and scariest 40’s era truck ever built…